Local Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers® 2021 Edition

The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 edition includes 11 High Swartz Attorneys as well as inclusions in the Lawyer of the Year and inaugural Ones to Watch editions.

High Swartz, a full-service law firm with offices in Norristown and Doylestown, Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers in America© Edition includes 11 attorneys in 2021. Among the new additions are Elizabeth C. Early for her work in Family Law and Linay L. Haubert for her practice in Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants.

Receiving the Lawyer of the Year award in 2021 is the head of our Family Law practice, Mary Cushing Doherty. Her work in Family Law Mediation was recognized by Best Lawyers in the City of Philadelphia. 2021 also marks her 25th consecutive year of being included in the The Best Lawyers in America© Edition.

New this year is the inaugural edition of The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch which includes High Swartz attorney, Stephen M. Zaffuto for his work in Real Estate Law. This new category highlights lawyers who have been in private practice for 5-9 years. Lawyers in practice for 10+ years are then eligible for The Best Lawyers in America Edition.

High Swartz Attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021:

• Doylestown, PA
  • Linay L. Haubert
    • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
  • Thomas E. Panzer
    • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
• Norristown, PA
  • Melissa M. Boyd
    • Family Law
    • Family Law Arbitration
  • David J. Brooman
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Mary Cushing Doherty
    • Family Law
    • Family Law Arbitration
    • Family Law Mediation
  • Elizabeth C. Early
    • Family Law
  • Arnold Heller
    • Real Estate Law
  • Gilbert P. High Jr.
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation - Municipal
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Municipal Law
  • William F. Kerr, Jr.
    • Municipal Law
  • Thomas D. Rees
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Richard C. Sokorai
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

The Best Lawyers in America© (2021 Edition) Lawyer of the Year Award

• Philadelphia
  • Mary Cushing Doherty
    • Family Law Mediation

The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021 Edition)

• Norristown, PA
  • Stephen M. Zaffuto
    • Real Estate Law

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 108,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 13 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

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